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G. A. RID

SEWING MACHINE TABLE.

No. 266,526. Patented 0015.24, 1882..

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WITNEs ATTO EYS.

UNITE STATES ATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. RIDER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SEW.lNG-MACHINE TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,526, dated October 24, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen A. RIDER, of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sewing-Machine Tables, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, forming part of this specification.

The object of this invention is toprovide a sewing-machine table having parts which may be folded in such manner that the sewing-machine shall be inclosed therein and the table shall be adapted for use as an ordinary table.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation,

- partly in section, of my sewing-machine table,

machine when the parts are folded.

showing the same in position for use in connection with a sewing-machine. Fig.2 is a similar view, showing the parts folded to inclose the sewing-machine and form an ordinary table. Fig. 3 isaplan'view, showing the lid whi h sup ports the sewing-machine. Figzeis a vertical section, showing the sewing-machine inclosed in the table and means for raising and lowering the same; and Fig. 5 is a detail, showing the means for connecting the pitman-rod with the treadle, whereby said parts may be folded.

The table-A has a stationary lid, B, which is provided near its center with two trap-doors, (J D. The trap-door G, which is made suv ciently large to support the sewing-machine E upon its upper surface, is hinged to the lid B by means of hinges F, one of which is provided with a segmental rack, G, which is adapted to move with the trap-door. This rack, which is arranged to project at one side of the trap-door O, is placed in engagement with a worm, H, which is connected to a rod, I, and crank J extending through one side of the table.

By operating thecrank therack will be moved to lift the trap-door O, the free edge of which moves along a curved plate, K, which forms a part of the chamber that contains the sewing- The lower edge of this plate has a flange, L, which supports the trap-door 0 when the latter is down. The trap-door D, which is onlya narrow strip, is hinged in a position opposite to the door 0, so that when down it rests upon the curved plate K, and as the door (J is lifted its free edge i ,I al -pliczl tion filed June 21, 1882. (No model.)

engages with the free edge of the door D and causes it to be lifted to a horizontal position.

Although I have described only a crank-rod having a worm in engagement with the segmental rack as a means of operating the trapdoor, it is evident that a variety of well-known contrivances might be used for the purpose, andItherefore do not limit myself to the abovedescribed means.

The fiy-wheel M is supported upon the standard N, which is hinged near its lower end to a cross-piece, 0, connected to the frame of the table in such manner that it may be oscillated to a horizontal position, in which it shall lie upon said cross piece. The upper end of the standard is provided with a spring-actuated catch, P, which is adapted to engage with a recess in the upper part'of the table to hold the standard in an upright position. The pitman Q is connected to the treadle R by means of a pivot-coupling, S,-and a swivel-joint, T, while the treadleis supported upon a sleeve, U, which slides upon a rod, V. With this construction, when the standard is turned down in the direction indicated by the arrows, the pitman is allowed to accommodate itself, by means of the swivel, to a position for allowing it to oscillate at the pivot, while the sleeve U slides upon the rodV toward the cross'piece O to prevent any strain upon the parts.

When the trap-doors are letdown the lids B B which are hinged to opposite sides of the lid B, so as to form extensions thereof, are to be turned up over said lid B, as shown in Fig. 2 and when the standard and its connections are turned down alid, G, hinged to one of the lower cross-bars of the table, is to be turned down over the standard to cover the same, and thus to form a shelf for the table.-

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a sewing-machine table, the combination, with the stationary lid, of the two trapdoors, the larger one of which is adapted to hold the other in a closed position by contact with its free edge, the curved plate having a flange at its lower edge for supporting the larger door when the latter is down, and which plate serves as a guide for bringing the free edges of the doors together when the larger down to a ho i'mnta position with the'stand- 1o dooris moved upward, and means for operating ard, and the hinged lid adapted tofold over said the larger door, substantially as shown and standard and pitrnan to form a shelf at thelowvdescribed. er part of the table, substantially as shown and 5 2. In a sewing-machine table, the combinadescribed. v

tion; with the cross-rails at the top and. bottom GEO. A. RIDER. of the table, of the hinged standard to which Witnesses: the fly-wheel is attached, the jointed and swiv- A. G. LYNE, eled pitman, which is adapted to be turned SOLON (3. KEMON. 

